Shapleigh Bunkhouse
This building, which was the home of noted artist Frank H. Shapleigh from 1877 to 1894, offers White Mountain visitors the opportunity to experience mountain hospitality at its best, as well as great lodging value in a spectacular setting.
With hostel-style bunkrooms reminiscent of those at AMC’s celebrated high mountain huts, as well as shared amenities with the Highland Center Lodge, Shapleigh Bunkhouse is a great location for your next White Mountain adventure.
Shapleigh bunkhouse offers 16 beds in two separate coed/non-gender specific bunkrooms and includes a common room for bunkhouse guests, a pantry with sink and microwave, and showers with bed linens and towels provided. Guests also have access to a refrigerator, and camp stoves may be used outside in a designated area. Groups can reserve 12 spaces and obtain exclusive use.
Breakfast at the Highland Center Lodge is included with all bunkhouse rates, and dinner can be purchased separately. Linens, towels, soap, and shampoo are provided to bunkhouse guests, and there is also a retail store at the Highland Center. You are encouraged to bring a headlamp for reading in the bunkrooms at night. Breakfast begins at 6:30 am at the Highland Center and the deli is available for lunch or guests can save on advance purchase of trail lunches. Dinner reservations are strongly recommended.
Meal times at Highland Center:
Regular Hours:
Coffee available: 5 AM
Breakfast Buffet: 6:30 – 9:30 AM
Lunch Menu: 11 – 3:00 PM
Beer/Wine: Available: 11 AM – 5 PM and 6 – 8 PM
Dinner Buffet**: Sunday – Thursday 6 PM Sharp (Friday & Saturday 6 – 8 PM)
Memorial Day to Labor Day Hours:
Coffee available: 5 AM
Breakfast Buffet: 6:00 – 9:30 AM
Lunch Menu: 11AM – 3:00 PM
Beer/Wine: Available: 11 AM – 5 PM and 6 – 8 PM
Dinner Buffet: 6 – 8 PM
Learn more about AMC’s cancellation policies for lodging and programs.
AMC’s Hiker Shuttle connects the Highland Center, Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, and the towns of Lincoln and Gorham with major trails to the huts, allowing hikers to start and end their trip at different points. The stop in the town of Lincoln is coordinated with Concord Coach bus service. AMC’s Hiker Shuttle runs daily for most of the full-service hut season, from early June to mid-September. The shuttle operates on weekends from mid-September to mid-October. Reservations are strongly recommended.
Nearby activities include hiking in Crawford Notch, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at nearby Bretton Woods’ extensive network of trails, paddling, swimming, and so much more.
Guests are free to use the children’s playscape, which features boulders, logs, and other components that are designed to mimic the natural features of the White Mountains.
Upcoming Events
Monthly Highland Event Schedule
Guided adventures at the Highland Center
Saturdays, July & August — Lynda Cohen Concert Series
November 28, 2025 — Thanksgiving
December 19-21, 2025 — See the Dark Mini Festival
December 25, 2025-January 1, 2026 — Holiday Programming
The lodge and Shapleigh Bunkhouse are wheelchair-accessible, including all meeting rooms, the dining hall, and some guest rooms with and without private baths.
Service Animals
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), businesses and organizations that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to bring their service animals into all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go. This federal law applies to all businesses open to the public, including AMC managed lodging and visitor centers, where service animals are welcomed.
A service animal at AMC facilities must be under the control of its handler. Under the ADA, service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless the individual’s disability prevents using these devices or these devices interfere with the service animal’s safe, effective performance of tasks. In that case, the individual must maintain control of the animal through voice, signal, or other effective controls.
These rules do not apply to emotional support animals because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.
For more information about our policies, click here.
Our Commitment to Sustainable Operations
AMC has a long-standing commitment to using its huts, lodges, and sporting camps as models for sustainable operations and environmental stewardship. At Highland Center we compost food scraps. Highland Center also has a solar panel for some electricity needs, composting toilets in Thayer Hall, fixtures that minimize light pollution, and a wood boiler, fueled by sustainable and locally-sourced firewood, for heat and hot water.